42nd week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 49 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130273879 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PERSISTENT CROSS-APPLICATION MOBILE DEVICE IDENTIFICATION - Systems and methods are provided for persistent cross-application mobile device identification. A mobile device may have a plurality of sandboxes in memory containing applications. The mobile device may have a shared storage which may accessible by applications from different sandboxes. A storage location identifier may be used to access information in shared storage. A universal device identifier may be stored in the shared storage to identify the mobile device and may be accessible by multiple applications and updates to applications. The universal device identifier may be used to track the mobile device for advertising, fraud detection, reputation tracking, or other purposes. | 2013-10-17 |
20130273880 | SPATIO-TEMPORAL RANDOM VOTING SCHEME FOR COGNITIVE NETWORKS - A spatio-temporal random voting scheme is provided that incorporates location distribution, spatial randomness, and temporal randomness in the collection of information from a plurality of sensing devices within the cognitive network. The region is divided into a plurality of sectors, where each sector is a portion of the region. A subset of sectors is selected from the plurality of sectors in the region to provide spatial randomness. A device is randomly selected from each sector in the subset of sectors to provide additional spatial randomness to the information collection process. Temporal randomness may be introduced by randomly selecting a timeslot within a sensing window period in which devices are to scan a frequency spectrum band to determine if a signal energy above a threshold is detected. Sensing reports are then collected from the selected sensing devices and used to determine whether the frequency spectrum band is available or in use. | 2013-10-17 |
20130273881 | MULTI-MODE DEVICE (MMD) MIDDLEWARE FOR CLOUD SPECTRUM SERVICES SPECTRUM ALLOCATION - A platform to facilitate transferring spectrum rights is provided that includes a database to ascertain information regarding available spectrum for use in wireless communications. The invention provides a middleware component usable in a mobile terminal device such as a multi-mode device, where the middleware component mediates between an application program and network interfaces and/or hardware to manage the interaction between the device and a cloud spectrum service. The middleware component coordinates scanning for available broadcast, multicast, and/or conditional access platforms, networks, and/or services, as well as maintaining connection with CSS network elements to enable flexible and optimal use of the spectrum and manages the resources among multiple radios and applications on the platform. | 2013-10-17 |
20130273882 | PAYMENT AUTHENTICATION SYSTEMS - An authentication server and a method of enabling a user of a communications capable device to make a payment via a mobile operator billing system are described. The authentication server determines a user identifier string for sending to a communications capable device according to a probability of successful entry by a user. The user identifier string is linked to the content item data and the string sent to the communications capable device. The user responds, via a mobile network, by sending a short message service (SMS) based user response. The response is compared to previously transmitted user identifier messages, and billable user identity data appended to the SMS by the mobile network can be used to associate the transaction in process with billable identity data derived from the carrier data to enable a user's mobile phone account to be billed for the purchase. | 2013-10-17 |
20130273883 | POINT CODE TO BILLING ID - A method includes maintaining a repository of location identifiers and billing identifiers, wherein each of a plurality of network devices is associated with a location identifier in the repository, and each location identifier is further associated with at least one billing identifier. The method further includes receiving a communications message; determining a location identifier associated with the communications message; selectively retrieving a billing identifier from the repository based at least in part on the location identifier; and determining a billing rate based at least in part on the billing identifier. | 2013-10-17 |
20130273884 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MOBILE DEVICE SECURITY - A method, non-transitory computer readable medium and apparatus for providing security on a mobile endpoint device are disclosed. For example, the method scans for a radio frequency signal, determines a state of the mobile endpoint device and triggers an alarm on the mobile endpoint device if the radio frequency signal is not detected for a predefined period of time and the state of the mobile endpoint device is an inactive state. | 2013-10-17 |
20130273885 | INTERFACE FOR ACCESS MANAGEMENT OF FEMTO CELL COVERAGE - Access to femto cell service is managed through access control list(s), or “white list(s).” Such white list(s) can be configured via a networked interface which facilitates access management to a femto cell. White list(s) includes a set of subscriber station(s) identifier numbers, codes or tokens, and can also include additional fields for femto cell access management based on desired complexity. Various interfaces and user profiles are associated with granting different levels of access to requesting UEs. | 2013-10-17 |
20130273886 | ANONYMOUS CUSTOMER REFERENCE SERVICES ENABLER - A system and methodology that facilitates generation and management of variable subscriber identifiers (V-SubIds) for protecting subscriber privacy is disclosed herein. In one aspect, an Anonymous Customer Reference Services (ACRS) component generates a V-SubId, which is a short-lived subscriber identifier that is inserted in a request received from a user equipment during request enrichment. Moreover, a different V-SubId can be inserted in subsequent request from the user equipment and thus, cross-site behavior tracking can be mitigated. In one aspect, the V-SubId can be exchanged for a subscriber identifier (SubId) associated with the user equipment, upon query by trusted systems/applications. Further, the V-SubId can be exchanged for a site-specific Anonymous Customer Reference (ACR) upon query by untrusted systems/applications, if user authorization is received. Moreover, the life cycle of the ACR is managed by the ACRS component, based on subscriber input. | 2013-10-17 |
20130273887 | CHECKING ACCESS TO CLOSED SUBSCRIBER GROUP CELLS IN A MOBILE NETWORK - Example disclosed mobile station methods comprise performing a first access check based on a first equivalent public land mobile network (EPLMN) list and a first registered public land mobile network (RPLMN) identifier to determine whether a mobile station is allowed to access a closed subscriber group (CSG) cell, performing a second access check based on a second EPLMN list and a second RPLMN identifier, and conditioning reporting of the CSG cell based on the first and second checks. Example disclosed network methods comprise receiving a message from a packet switched domain network node indicating whether a mobile station is allowed to access a CSG cell, and if the message indicates that the mobile station is not allowed to access the CSG cell, informing a circuit switched domain network node that a DTM handover failure has occurred. | 2013-10-17 |
20130273888 | DYNAMIC DEVICE NAMING AND CONNECTION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF - A dynamic device naming and connection in a wireless communication method includes the following steps: firstly, a first device changes a first name of the first device according to a first state, and then a second device searches the device which has a second name according to a second state. Afterwards, whether the second name is equal or relative to the first name or not is determined. If the second name is equal or relative to the first name, the first device may communicate with the second device. | 2013-10-17 |
20130273889 | SECURE ELEMENT FOR MOBILE NETWORK SERVICES - In a secure element ( | 2013-10-17 |
20130273890 | Method and Apparatus for Handling Closed Subscriber Groups in Relay-Enhanced System - A method and an apparatus for handling closed subscriber groups in a relay-enhanced system are provided in the invention. The method includes: retrieving setting information relating to closed subscriber groups of a donor base station and a relay node of a relay-enhanced cellular system; acquiring a whitelist defining one or more closed subscriber groups in which a terminal is a member, the terminal requesting access to the relay-enhanced cellular system via the relay node; and verifying (i.e. checking and/or validating) a membership of the terminal for both closed subscriber groups of the donor base station and the relay node based on the retrieved setting information and the acquired whitelist. With the method and apparatus of the invention, user access control via the relay node in the relay-enhanced access networks can be improved. | 2013-10-17 |
20130273891 | NETWORK BASED TECHNIQUE FOR OBTAINING OPERATOR IDENTIFIER FOR MOBILE DEVICES - Efficient network based techniques can be implemented in the equipment of an operator of a mobile communication network to automatically obtain an operator or billing identifier associated with a mobile device of a user or subscriber associated with the network. Such techniques can be utilized even when a client application program on the device is restricted by the device manufacturer from providing the operator's billing identifier in communications through the mobile network with an associated application server. The operator identifier associated with the user's mobile device can be obtained without significantly impacting system resources, performance, or user experience. | 2013-10-17 |
20130273892 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOTE CONTROL OF A MOBILE DEVICE - A system and method are disclosed for remotely controlling a mobile device, useful particularly when a mobile device is displaced or physically dispossessed from a user. The method includes receiving, at a server, a geographical location of a mobile device, wherein the geographical location of the mobile device is monitored in a background mode of the mobile device, storing the received geographical location of the mobile device in a database, sending, in response to a request from the user via a secure website, the geographical location of the mobile device stored on the database, receiving a request from via the secure website to access and modify data of the mobile device, and transmitting instructions to the mobile device, at the received geographical location, to execute the request. | 2013-10-17 |
20130273893 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PRESENTING A TRANSIT INDICATOR - The disclosed embodiments relate to a method and system for presenting a transit indicator. For example, to reduce distraction, a person in communication with a mobile device user operating a vehicle is warned. A warning signal is generated when a determined speed of travel of a mobile device is greater than a predetermined threshold speed of travel and the mobile device is in communication with a communication device. The mobile device transmits the generated warning signal to the communication device to indicate to a user of the communication device that a user of the mobile device may be operating a vehicle. | 2013-10-17 |
20130273894 | IN COMING CALL WARNING DEVICE AND METHOD USING SAME - An incoming call warning device includes a storage unit, a communication unit, a detector, and an incoming call warning module. The storage unit stores a plurality of reference parameters. The communication unit determines whether a call is made to the incoming call warning device. The detector detects a plurality of detected parameters when a call is made to the incoming call warning device. The incoming call warning module receives and compares the reference parameters and the detected parameters, determines whether a user of the incoming call warning device is driving according to a comparison result, and warns the user not to answer an incoming call while driving. | 2013-10-17 |
20130273895 | TIME SHARING SUBSCRIBER IDENTITY MODULES - In one aspect there may be provided a method. The method may include detecting, during a first call associated with a first subscriber identity module included in a user equipment, a page representative of a second call associated with a second subscriber identity module; determining, during the first call associated with the first subscriber identity module included in the user equipment, caller identification information associated with the second call by at least inhibiting the first call to enable a call set up with the second subscriber identity module, the call set up established to determine the caller identification information for a caller making the second call to the second subscriber identity module; and receiving, at the user equipment, the second call by at least switching a subscriber identity module being used by the user equipment from the first subscriber identity module to the second subscriber identity module. | 2013-10-17 |
20130273896 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ADVANCED CALL FORWARDING FUNCTIONALITY - The disclosed embodiments include a method of determining a particular communications device to signal in order to contact a user. The method includes storing a plurality of device locations in memory. The method includes determining a current location of a user or user device in response to receiving a communication request, comparing the received current location and one or more of the device locations, and selecting a particular communications device to route the communication request. A distinctive call forwarded ring signal may be sent to the particular communications device in order to indicate to the user that the call is intended for the user. | 2013-10-17 |
20130273897 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR MULTI-TASKING IN A CLIENTLESS MOBILE PHONE - A method for supporting execution of a plurality of applications over a clientless mobile phone is disclosed. The method comprises displaying over a display of the mobile phone a menu of at least one application of a plurality of applications executed by a clientless mobile interaction (CMI) server, wherein the CMI server communicates the menu of the plurality of applications to the mobile phone using a USSD protocol; receiving an input responsive of a selection of one application of the at least one application displayed in the menu; communicating the selected application to the CMI server using the USSD protocol; receiving contents of the selected application from the CMI server using the USSD protocol; and displaying the received contents over the display of the mobile phone. | 2013-10-17 |
20130273898 | System and Method for Remote Asset Management - A remote asset management system comprising a network of programmable wireless modules, each having an antenna and an identification module and configured to communicate via a radio communication protocol. The system further includes a plurality of assets each linked to one of the wireless modules and configured to be managed by the linked wireless module. A remote system server service platform is configured to receive remote asset data from the wireless modules, pass the remote asset data to and from the wireless modules, send messages to at least one of the wireless modules, monitor the wireless modules by requesting and receiving current mode information, and remotely program the wireless modules. A data processing module located within the wireless module(s) and configured to process messages received by the wireless module, authenticate said message, analyze authenticated messages, and carry out asset management instructions included in the message. | 2013-10-17 |
20130273899 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING A WIRELESS DEVICE FROM REMOVABLE MEDIA WITH PROCESSING CAPABILITY - Systems and methods for managing a wireless device from removable media with processing capability are described. One aspect may include a system for operating the radio hardware of a wireless device from a media device, comprising a media device, including a processor; a memory, coupled to said processor; and a radio host side peer layer, adapted to run on said memory and said processor, and adapted to communicate with the radio hardware of said wireless device. | 2013-10-17 |
20130273900 | MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM, CONTROL APPARATUS, POLICY SUPPLY SYSTEM, STATE TRANSITION CONTROL METHOD, AND POLICY SUPPLY METHOD - A mobile communications system according to an aspect of the present invention includes a control apparatus ( | 2013-10-17 |
20130273901 | Scalable Common Infrastructure for Information Collection from Networked Devices - A common infrastructure collects diverse data and information from large numbers of mobile devices and traditional sensors at Internet scale to support multiple different applications simultaneously. The infrastructure includes a backend phenomenon layer that provides high level abstractions to applications such that they can express their data and information needs in a declarative fashion and coordinate the data collection and processing activities for all applications. An edge layer that manages devices, receives collection requirements from the backend layer, configures and instructs devices for data collection, and conducts aggregation and primitive processing of the data. This layer contains network edge nodes, such as base stations in a cellular network. Each node manages a set of local data generating networked devices. The device agent data layer using common agents on the data generating networked devices receives data collection instructions from the edge layer, performs data collection. | 2013-10-17 |
20130273902 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING WIRELESS DEVICE USE IN AN AREA - Method and systems of controlling the use of a wireless device within a vehicle are described. The system contains a control device containing a transmitter that emits a mimic signal having characteristics sufficiently similar to a wireless base station to cause the wireless device to register with the control unit. The control device contains a receiver that receives data from the wireless device and a controller coupled to the receiver and the transmitter. The controller responds to the receiver to receive attempts to establish a wireless communications session by the wireless device. The control device can also contain a tether unit that receives unique identification data from a wireless device and the controller can receive the unique identification data from the tether unit. Other embodiments are described. | 2013-10-17 |
20130273903 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENABLING WIRELESS DATA TRANSFER - A method of enabling wireless data transfer to an electronic device having a transceiver structured to interact in a first mode with a first wireless network and in a second mode with a second wireless network, including repeatedly powering up the transceiver and enabling the second mode to await receipt of a second beacon signal through the second wireless network, receiving an instance of the second beacon signal with an indication of availability of data to be transferred to the electronic device through the first wireless network, and in response to the receiving of the instance of the second beacon signal with the indication of availability of the data, enabling the first mode to receive the data through the first wireless network. | 2013-10-17 |
20130273904 | DIFFERENTIATION BETWEEN MOBILE AND FIXED MOBILE RADIO TERMINALS - A method of operating a mobile radio communication terminal, in which execution of at least one step of the method is controlled according to a device parameter which is assigned to the mobile radio communication terminal and which has exactly one of two possible device parameter values which indicate whether the mobile radio communication terminal is permanently stationary or not permanently stationary. | 2013-10-17 |
20130273905 | Threshold Determination in TDOA-Based Positioning System - A method in a wireless communication terminal including receiving a signal comprising at least a Positioning Reference Signal (PRS) transmission from a serving cell and a PRS transmission from a neighbor cell, estimating a signal quality metric (SQM) based on the PRS transmission from the neighbor cell, estimating a time difference of arrival (TDOA) measurement for the neighbor cell based on the PRS transmissions, determining if the estimated SQM satisfies a criterion, and sending a report to the serving cell that includes at least the estimated TDOA if the criterion is satisfied. | 2013-10-17 |
20130273906 | METHOD FOR THE REDUCTION OF ENERGY COMSUMPTION AND RADIO INTERFERENCE IN A RADIO ACCESS NODE - It comprises switching on or switching off at least part of said radio access node, such as a femtonode functionality radio section and/or other radio sections, as a function of, respectively, the reception by said radio access node, of a radio signal transmitted by a wireless portable processing device, or the absence of such a reception, where said radio signal is a low-power radio signal transmitted by a low-power radio interface of said wireless portable processing device. | 2013-10-17 |
20130273907 | Methods and User Equipments for Device to Device Communication - A method in a first user equipment for communicating with a second user equipment over a D2D radio link in a D2D radio network is provided. The first user equipment and the second user equipment are comprised in the D2D radio network. The first user equipment is further comprised in a cellular communications network. The first user equipment obtains ( | 2013-10-17 |
20130273908 | Specifying Available Telecommunication Standards in Respective Geographic Regions Based on Mobile Country Code - A user equipment (UE) device may communicate according to at least two telecommunication standards. The UE may generate a second preferred roaming list based on a first preferred roaming list. The first preferred roaming list may indicate geographic locations which support a first telecommunication standard, of which some may also support a second telecommunication standard. The second preferred roaming list may indicate geographic locations which support only the first telecommunication standard and may also indicate geographic locations which support both the first telecommunication standard and the second telecommunication standard. The second preferred roaming list may be used to perform roaming, which may facilitate the UE avoiding searching for the second telecommunication standard in geographic locations which support only the first telecommunication standard. | 2013-10-17 |
20130273909 | METHOD AND A DEVICE FOR ROAMING IN A LOCAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A local communication network ( | 2013-10-17 |
20130273910 | Home Network Name Displaying Methods And Apparatus For Multiple Home Networks - A method for use in a mobile station involves receiving a plurality of Mobile Country Code (MCC) and Mobile Network Code (MNC) pairs corresponding to a plurality of available PLMNs available to the mobile stationk; selecting a PLMN from the plurality of available PLMN available to the mobile station; and if there is no match between the received MCC and MNC pair of a selected PLMN and a plurality of home network MCC and MNC pairs corresponding to a plurality of home networks in a Home Public Land Mobile Network (HPLMN) list of the mobile station, the HPLMN list identifying a plurality of home networks of the mobile station, displaying a roaming indicator. | 2013-10-17 |
20130273911 | GLOBAL PLATFORM FOR MANAGING SUBSCRIBER IDENTITY MODULES - Disclosed is method comprising: storing in a home location register (HLR) at least one subscription record of a mobile device of the plurality of mobile devices, the mobile device having a subscriber identity module (SIM) identified by a currently activated first international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI), the currently activated first IMSI belonging to a set of IMSIs allocated to the system, wherein the provisioning server is operative to: receive a notification that the mobile devices has moved into a first one of the wireless networks; confirm that an allocation rule is satisfied; add and activate a second one of the IMSIs in the set of IMSIs to the HLR and remove the currently activated first IMSI from the HLR; and send the second IMSI to the mobile device to enable the mobile device to communicate wirelessly in the first wireless network as a local device. | 2013-10-17 |
20130273912 | Correlation Based Cell Search and Measurement for LTE and LTE-A - Some aspects of the present disclosure relate to a method for accurately detecting and measuring signals received from multiple cells surrounding a user equipment (UE) during a cell search. The method is performed by receiving a composite signal comprising an aggregate of transmissions (e.g., synchronization signals) from a plurality of base stations at a UE. A correlation-based metric describing a cell is generated by performing a cross-correlation of a transmission (e.g., synchronization signal, reference signal, etc.) from the cell with the received composite signal. The correlation-based metric of weaker cells may be modified to generate an equivalent ideal metric, also proportional to the search criteria, in which the impact of interfering signals is suppressed. By suppressing the impact of the interfering signals, the equivalent ideal metric can be used to identify a weaker target signal in light of the eclipsing, stronger signals. | 2013-10-17 |
20130273913 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EFFICIENT WIRELESS SYSTEM SCANNING - A method for scanning for wireless systems is described. The method includes camping on a first system of a first system type. The method also includes maintaining a second system type not available list. The method additionally includes maintaining a second system type available list. The method further includes detecting a scan trigger. The method also includes determining whether the first system is in the second system type not available list. The method additionally includes scanning for second system type systems based on a timer. | 2013-10-17 |
20130273914 | LOCATION BASED NETWORK SELECTION - The present invention relates to location based network selection in a mobile terminal moving (A to H) in a wireless communication environment set up of a home network in a home country having a border and at least one foreign network achieving radio coverage at least in part of the geographical area of the home country. A position (A to H) of the mobile terminal is monitored. Then, a network selection mode is automatically switched from a home network selection mode, enabling registration only to the home network, to an automatic network selection mode when the mobile terminal crosses the border from the home country to the foreign country. The network selection mode is switched back to the home network selection mode when the mobile terminal is again located in the home country. Thus, as long as the mobile terminal is located in the home country, it does never select any other network than the home network. When located abroad, automatic network selection applies. | 2013-10-17 |
20130273915 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EXPEDITED WIRELESS DEVICE HANDOVER - The present disclosure presents a method and apparatus for expedited mobile device handover that include performing one or more handover tasks in parallel that have previously been performed exclusively in serial. For example, the disclosure presents a method for wireless device handover, which may include acquiring a target cell, ascertaining a system frame number (SFN) of the target cell, calculating a connection frame number (CFN) for a dedicated channel (DCH) transmission, and reconfiguring a dedicated physical channel (DPCH) based on the calculated CFN. In addition, such an example method may include, while performing at least one of the ascertaining of the SFN, the calculating of the CFN, and the reconfiguring of the DPCH, contemporaneously performing at least one of establishing a downlink dedicated physical channel (DL-DPCH), establishing a synchronization with the target cell, and establishing an uplink dedicated physical channel (UL-DPCH) subsequent to the downlink synchronization. | 2013-10-17 |
20130273916 | ENHANCED INTER-RAT MOBILITY SUPPORT USING INTER-RAT CHANNEL AVOIDANCE - Methods, systems, and devices are described for improving inter-network mobility performance in multiple network wireless communication systems by using channel avoidance information from a first network using a first radio access technology (RAT) to modify inter-RAT behavior of a second network using a second RAT. In some embodiments, the second network queries the first network for channel avoidance information and applies the channel avoidance information in suppressing inter-RAT channel measurements, avoiding inter-RAT redirection, and/or avoiding inter-RAT reselection. In embodiments, inter-RAT channel measurement suppression, inter-RAT redirection avoidance, and/or inter-RAT reselection avoidance is performed by the mobile device. In other embodiments, channel avoidance information of the first network may be communicated to other network entities of the second network and one or more of these entities may modify various inter-RAT behaviors. | 2013-10-17 |
20130273917 | Enhanced Handover Procedure - The invention relates to a handover method for redirecting an ongoing communication of a connected cellular device (UE) from a serving cell (SRV_C) to a target cell (TGT_C). Both cells (SRV_C, TGT_C) belong to a network. The method comprises receiving, in the connected cellular device (UE), a cell attenuation measurement, a supplemental hysteresis parameter which value depends on the load of the target cell (TGT_C), and a threshold parameter. The method comprises comparing, in the connected cellular device (UE), an additive combination of the cell attenuation measurement, of a hysteresis parameter and of the supplemental hysteresis parameter with the threshold parameter. The method comprises sending, from the connected cellular device (UE), a measurement report to the network, if the result of the comparison remains positive during a given duration. The invention also relates to a cellular device (UE) and to a computer program implementing the aforementioned method. | 2013-10-17 |
20130273918 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, WIRELESS BASE STATION, AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TERMINAL - A target cell extracting unit extracts a handover destination cell of a wireless communication terminal. A target cell notifying unit notifies first HO preparation information, which is information for handover of the wireless communication terminal including information about the handover destination cell, to an eNB accommodating the handover destination cell. A subsequent candidate cell notifying unit receives, from the eNB, information about a subsequent candidate cell, and notifying second HO preparation information including the information about the subsequent candidate cell to the eNB. A subsequent candidate cell extracting unit obtains the information about the handover destination cell from the received first HO preparation information, and extracts the subsequent candidate cell based on a state between the handover destination cell and another cell in wireless communication. A subsequent candidate cell notifying unit notifies the information about the subsequent candidate cell to the eNB. | 2013-10-17 |
20130273919 | HANDOVER CONTROL METHOD, CONTROL APPARATUS, ADJUSTMENT APPARATUS, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - A method of controlling handover of a mobile station ( | 2013-10-17 |
20130273920 | CELL RE-SELECTION IN A CELLULAR TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK - According to an aspect of the present disclosure, there may be provided a method in a wireless cellular telecommunications device camped on a serving cell, the device storing a parameter obtained by decoding system information of a first cell. The method comprises: measuring an attribute of a signal received from a candidate cell; and, evaluating the candidate cell for re-selection based on the measured attribute according to a priority-based re-selection algorithm irrespective of the stored parameter. The parameter indicates a minimum required received signal code power. A device and computer readable medium are also provided. | 2013-10-17 |
20130273921 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING INCORRECT ANTENNA CONFIGURATION WITHIN A CELLULAR COMMUNICATION NETWORK - A system and method of determining incorrect antenna configuration within a cellular communication network. The method comprises obtaining crowd-sourced data comprising at least one geographical characteristic for a coverage area of at least one cell sector of the cellular communication system, verifying whether the at least one crowd-sourced geographical characteristic for the coverage area of the at least one cell sector is consistent with network configuration data for the at least one cell sector, and identifying a potentially incorrect antenna configuration for the at least one cell sector if the at least one crowd-sourced geographical characteristic for the coverage area of the at least one cell sector is inconsistent with the network configuration data therefor. | 2013-10-17 |
20130273922 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR CELL RE-CONFIGURATION - Reconfiguration from a multi cell configuration to an omni-cell configuration comprises blocking the cells cells of the multi cell configuration for new users whereby a user equipment is prevented from accessing any of the cells in the multi cell configuration, updating handover triggering settings with settings set to empty the cells (This can for example comprise of successively lowering the power in a pilot channel such as the common pilot channel (CPICH) in the cell(s) to be emptied or by a direct HO command from a node such as the RNC to the user equipment(s) in the cell(s)), and beginning reconfiguration from the multi cell configuration to the omni-cell configuration when all cells in the multicell configuration are empty. Other methods and devices for reconfiguring between multicell configurations and omnicell configurations and vice versa are also disclosed. | 2013-10-17 |
20130273923 | APPARATUS AND METHOD TO ENABLE DEVICE-TO-DEVICE (D2D) DISCOVERY IN CELLULAR NETWORKS - An apparatus and method of allowing user equipment (UE) to transmit information directly with other user equipment, using a device-to-device (D2D) mode is disclosed herein. A D2D UE (dUE | 2013-10-17 |
20130273924 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING AND/OR CONTROLLING DEVICE-TO-DEVICE DISCOVERY SIGNALS - A wireless device transmits a device-to-device discovery signal using the same transmission resource that is used for transmitting uplink retransmissions to a base station by a second wireless device. The device-to-device discovery signal is transmitted at a power that is determined in accordance with a control signal received by the wireless device from the base station. In an example, the wireless device transmits the device-to-device discovery signal on an uplink control channel established for use for sending uplink control signals to the base station. | 2013-10-17 |
20130273925 | MANAGEMENT OF A MULTI-APPLICATION MOBILE CARRIER TREE - Efficient utilization and management of integrated mobile base station carrier trees is provided herein. Such trees provide an organizational structure for allocating calls in a code division, tone division, time division and/or like mobile infrastructure. Calls can be allocated to portions of the carrier tree as a function of characteristic(s) associated with the call. Accordingly, like calls are grouped within the carrier tree with like calls. In addition, portions of the carrier tree can be re-allocated to different types of traffic to meet fluctuations in traffic demand. Further, calls can be re-packed from existing segments of the carrier tree to other segments to maintain calls having common characteristics in contiguous groups, and to maintain idle segments another contiguous group(s). Accordingly, the wireless carrier tree can be packed and managed more efficiently, providing greater throughput and reduced contention for resources. | 2013-10-17 |
20130273926 | DEVICE-TO-DEVICE COMMUNICATION SCENARIO - A method, apparatus, and computer program for supporting simultaneous multi-use of resources of a backhaul link between a relay base station and another base station of a cellular radio network. The relay base station is configured to forward transmission resources of the backhaul link to at least one communication device located in a cell of the relay base station. The communication device(s) is/are then configured to utilize the resources of the backhaul link for device-to-device connections. | 2013-10-17 |
20130273927 | BASE STATION AND FREQUENCY BAND ALLOCATION METHOD - A communication unit includes a plurality of antennas and controls, in transmitting signal using the plurality of antennas, the transmission directivity of the plurality of antennas based on a known signal from the communication terminal. A radio resource allocation unit allocates, to the communication terminal, an uplink frequency band for use in transmission of the known signal from a plurality of unit frequency bands lined in a frequency direction. In newly allocating the uplink frequency band to the communication terminal, the radio resource allocation unit newly determines the uplink frequency band based on elapsed time since the last use of the unit frequency band as the uplink frequency band. | 2013-10-17 |
20130273928 | Dynamic Frequency Band Allocation between Radio Communication Networks - Methods and apparatus relate to cellular communications and in particular to a frequency spectrum shared by two cellular networks. An object is flexible utilization of the spectrum. This is achieved by a method where a first of the networks occupies part of the shared spectrum in relation to the traffic load in the first network. The first network informs a second of the networks on the extent the shared spectrum is occupied, for the second network to be free to use the shared spectrum outside the occupied part. A radio resource management unit, a base station controller, and a radio base station are also disclosed. An advantage is that spectrum can be lent from an old system when a new system is introduced. | 2013-10-17 |
20130273929 | Method and Apparatus for Managing Frequencies Used by Devices - The illustrative embodiments described herein are directed to a method and apparatus for managing frequencies used by devices. In one embodiment, the process detects a set of frequencies from a set of devices to form a set of assigned frequencies. The process may also detect a first frequency used by a first device. The process may determine whether the first frequency interferes with the set of assigned frequencies. The process may also identify an unassigned frequency for use by the first device in response to determining whether the first frequency interferes with the set of assigned frequencies. | 2013-10-17 |
20130273930 | COMPUTATION OF CHANNEL STATE FEEDBACK IN SYSTEMS USING COMMON INTERFERENCE SIGNAL INTERFERENCE CANCELATION - When enabled with common reference signal interference cancelation, a user equipment (UE) may still compute a channel state feedback value with consideration of any canceled interfering neighboring signals. When the neighboring cells are determined to be transmitting data during the time for which the channel state feedback value is being computed, the UE is able to derive the channel state feedback value considering those canceled interfering signals. The UE determines whether each neighboring cell is transmitting during the designated time either by obtaining signals that indicate the transmission schedule of the neighboring cells or by detecting the transmission schedule, such as based on the power class of the neighboring cells. If the UE determines that the neighboring cells are transmitting data during this time period, the UE will compute the channel state feedback value including consideration of the canceled interfering signals. | 2013-10-17 |
20130273931 | Mechanism for Providing Channel Feedback in Multi-Cell Communication - There is proposed a mechanism allowing a compressed multi-cell channel state information feedback. In a user equipment communicating with plural base stations such as eNBs, a joint set of communication subbands is identified which includes those subbands which provide a specific communication quality level, and which are common to at least two of the plural cells. Then, a status report is generated and transmitted to the control nodes of each of the plural cells. The status report includes an information regarding the joint set of communication subbands, cell specific information including quality indicators for each cell of the plurality of cells related to a transmission using the subbands of the respective cell included in the joint set of communication subbands and quality indicators for each cell of the plurality of cells related to a transmission using all subbands of the respective cell, and joint information concerning a joint quality indicator related to a transmission using all cells. | 2013-10-17 |
20130273932 | Systems and Methods For Selecting a Network Access System - A system according to some embodiments of the invention includes (1) a component (e.g. ANDSF) that provides a cell selection rule to a UE and (2) a component (e.g. an access node) that provides the UE with information about the load in the cell currently utilized by the UE. This enables the UE to determine whether to leave the cell, which may be a 3GPP cell, and use a different cell, which may be a non-3GPP cell, by applying the cell selection rule in conjunction with its knowledge about the load of the cell. | 2013-10-17 |
20130273933 | ON-DEMAND VACATE MECHANISM FOR CLOUD SPECTRUM SERVICES - A platform to facilitate transferring spectrum rights is provided that includes a database to ascertain information regarding available spectrum for use in wireless communications. The proposed apparatus and non-transitory machine-accessible medium defines the transactions required for release of the “rented” spectrum by clients which are using the spectrum when demanded by a primary spectrum holder to provide functionality for flexible and optimal use of spectrum on client devices. The apparatus and non-transitory machine-accessible medium coordinates scanning for available broadcast, multicast, and/or conditional access platforms, networks, and/or services, as well as maintaining connection with CSS network elements to enable flexible and optimal use of the spectrum and manages the resources among multiple radios and applications on the platform. | 2013-10-17 |
20130273934 | ADAPTIVE RADIO AREA NETWORK COVERAGE - Adaptive radio area network (RAN) coverage is described. The azimuth, elevation or carrier-channel power of an antenna of a RAN can be adjusted to adapt the coverage area of the RAN. Monitoring scheduled and unscheduled changes in the characteristics of the coverage area can facilitate determining an adaptation response to adapt the coverage area. This can be performed in a closed-loop and can facilitate optimization of the coverage area with regard to predetermined optimization characteristics. UEs can be employed as mobile reporting components to measure coverage characteristics as a function of the position of the UE in the RAN. The UE can report measurements and the location information of the UE. The location information can be timed fingerprint location information. | 2013-10-17 |
20130273935 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM OF DETERMINING A TIME OF ARRIVAL OF A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SIGNAL - Some demonstrative embodiments include devices, systems and methods of determining a Time of Arrival (ToA) of a wireless communication signal. For example, a method may include receiving a signal over a wireless communication channel, detecting a symbol boundary of a symbol of the signal, and determining a ToA of the signal based on the symbol boundary and a channel estimation of the wireless communication channel. | 2013-10-17 |
20130273936 | POSITION IDENTIFICATION APPARATUS, POSITION IDENTIFICATION METHOD, POSITION IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM, RECORDING MEDIUM, AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM, AND LIGHTING SYSTEM - A locating apparatus comprises a first acquirer requesting multiple installed devices installed within a given space to radio-communicate with each other so as to acquire first radio communication information representing a first physical quantity obtained for each pair of the installed devices for each of the installed devices; a storage recording the first radio communication information acquired by the first acquirer for each of the installed devices; a second acquirer requesting a terminal present within the given space and the multiple installed devices to radio-communicate with each other so as to acquire second radio communication information representing a second physical quantity obtained for each pair of the terminal and installed devices; and a detector detecting the installed device from which the first physical quantity close to the second physical quantity is obtained among the multiple installed devices. | 2013-10-17 |
20130273937 | ACTION PATTERN ANALYSIS DEVICE, ACTION PATTERN ANALYSIS METHOD, AND ACTION PATTERN ANALYSIS PROGRAM - A position information plot means | 2013-10-17 |
20130273938 | METHOD FOR DETERMINATION OF WIRELESS TERMINALS POSITIONS AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEM AND APPARATUS THEREOF - Conventional position estimation methods require the deployment of more fixed anchors in order to increase the accuracy in a crowded indoor environment, or they suffer from inaccuracies due to multipath fading. The present invention overcomes the problems associated with the prior arts by selecting one or more mobile nodes as virtual anchors when estimating the position of a target mobile node. This takes advantage of the fact that mobile nodes are closer to the target mobile node than the access points in most typical deployments, thus eliminating the need to deploy more access points or fixed anchors for the purpose of position determination. After obtaining an initial estimate of the position of the target mobile node, the target mobile node can serve as virtual anchors to estimate the positions of other mobile nodes, which can then be used to further refine the position estimate of the target mobile node. | 2013-10-17 |
20130273939 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ESTIMATING LOCATION OF PEDESTRIAN USING STEP LENGTH ESTIMATION MODEL PARAMETERS - Disclosed herein is a method and apparatus for estimating the location of a pedestrian using step length estimation model parameters. In the method of estimating a location of a pedestrian according to the present invention, mobile User Equipment (UE) having sensors generates positioning measurement information. The mobile UE requests positioning assistance information from a positioning server. The positioning server generates the positioning assistance information. The positioning server provides the positioning assistance information to the mobile UE. The mobile UE performs location estimation of the pedestrian using the positioning measurement information and the positioning assistance information. | 2013-10-17 |
20130273940 | METHOD FOR GUIDING LOCATION, MACHINE-READABLE SAVING MEDIUM, AND MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL - A method for guiding location includes commencing a call between a first terminal and a second terminal, the first terminal requesting the collection of location information from the second terminal, receiving the location information of the second terminal and displaying on the first terminal a geographic information map displaying the location information, and the user of the first terminal transmitting to the second terminal direction information that is displayed on the geographic information map. As a result, more intuitive and convenient location guidance is provided. | 2013-10-17 |
20130273941 | ESTIMATING DEMOGRAPHIC STATISTICS OF MEDIA VIEWERSHIP VIA CONTEXT AWARE MOBILE DEVICES - A method of generating demographic statistics related to an event includes using sensor data acquired at a mobile device to estimate a value for a category of a demographic model of a user of the mobile device; using sensor data acquired at the mobile device to detect an occurrence of the event in which the user of the mobile device participates; and associating the estimated value for the category of the demographic model of the user of the mobile device with the event. | 2013-10-17 |
20130273942 | System And Method To Automatically Triangulate Location Based On Popularity And Density Ranking Of Venues Over Distance - Methods, systems, and computer program products determine, for a number of individuals having a common interest, locations relevant to that common interest. Each individual possesses a user terminal that has a location and executes a messaging application. During the course of a messaging conversation, the application transmits search parameters to a central server. The search parameters may be entered manually or determined automatically by analyzing the conversation. The server identifies clusters of locations that satisfy the search parameters in addition to satisfying geographic proximity to the participants in the conversation. The server scores the clusters, and transmits to the user terminal data relating thereto, for integrated display in the messaging application. Relevant advertising may be identified and transmitted for contemporaneous display. | 2013-10-17 |
20130273943 | ESTIMATING THE GEOGRAPHICAL POSITION OF AN APPARATUS BASED ON ITS PROXIMITY TO OTHER APPARATUSES - An example apparatus, such as a position server, is caused to receive proximity information from a number of mobile apparatuses located remote from the apparatus, and receive observed current locations from at least some but not all of the mobile apparatuses. The apparatus is also caused to determine a proximity relation between certain ones of the number of mobile apparatuses, where the proximity is reflected by the proximity information received from the mobile apparatuses. And the apparatus is caused to calculate an estimate of a current location of at least one of the one or more remaining mobile apparatuses as a function of the proximity relation between certain ones of the number of mobile apparatuses, and as a function of the observed current locations of the one or more mobile apparatuses. | 2013-10-17 |
20130273944 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE CASE - A protective case for housing a wireless communication device is provided. The protective case may include integral wireless communication circuitry independent of the wireless communication device. The wireless communication circuitry may be configured to enable communication between the protective case and one or more remote communication devices via a short range network. The protective case may further include an integral speaker configured to reproduce audio signals received by the integral wireless communication circuitry and an integral power source configured to provide power to at least the integral wireless communication circuitry and the integral speaker. The integral wireless communication circuitry and the integral speaker may be capable of functioning independently of the wireless communication device. | 2013-10-17 |
20130273945 | ELECTRONIC DEVICES FOR SENDING A MESSAGE AND BUFFERING A BITSTREAM - An electronic device for sending a message is described. The electronic device includes a processor and instructions stored in memory that is in electronic communication with the processor. The electronic device determines whether a first picture is a Clean Random Access (CRA) picture. The electronic device also determines whether a leading picture is present if the first picture is a CRA picture. The electronic device further generates a message including a CRA discard flag and an initial CRA Coded Picture Buffer (CPB) removal delay parameter if a leading picture is present. The electronic device additionally sends the message. | 2013-10-17 |
20130273946 | System and Method for Message Notification Based on Text Modification - An apparatus and methods are disclosed for enabling a telecommunications terminal to notify its user of the arrival of a message via an acoustic or visual signal whose properties are based on attributes of the message. A network infrastructure element (e.g., a switch, a private branch exchange [PBX], a server, etc.) receives a message directed to a terminal and sets the values of ringtone properties (e.g., tempo, volume, pitch, rhythm, etc.) based on attributes of an incoming message (e.g., the sender, a priority, a subject, the location from which the message was sent, etc.). In a first illustrative embodiment the network infrastructure element sends the message and the instantiated ringtone to the terminal, while in a second illustrative embodiment the network infrastructure element sends the message and the property values to the terminal, and the terminal plays a locally-stored ringtone in accordance with the property values. | 2013-10-17 |
20130273947 | SECURE COMMUNICATION METHOD AND SYSTEM - Disclosed are a secure communication method and system. In a wireless communication environment in which there is a wiretapper wiretapping a signal transmitted by a first transmitter to a first receiver, the secure communication method calculates a beamforming vector including first and second beamforming vectors based on channel information between the second transmitter and the first receiver and channel information between the second transmitter and a second receiver, and performs beamforming on the first and second receivers with the calculated beamforming vector. Accordingly, even when it is unable to know channel information of a wiretapper, the secure communication method can satisfy the minimum service-quality requirements of a secondary user and maximize a primary user's secure ability. | 2013-10-17 |
20130273948 | DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD OF RADIO COLLABORATION FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION - Some demonstrative embodiments include devices, systems and/or methods of radio collaboration for wireless communication. For example, a wireless communication unit may use at least one radio-frequency (RF) module of at least one other wireless communication device for wireless communication, wherein the wireless communication unit is to control the RF module via a wireless communication link between the wireless communication unit and the other wireless communication device. | 2013-10-17 |
20130273949 | Method and Apparatus for Co-location of Two Radio Frequency Devices - A method for avoiding signal interference between a first RF circuit and a second RF circuit is provided. The first and second RF circuits are co-located and the first RF circuit is configured to operate in a first frequency range. The second RF circuit is configured to operate in a second frequency range, where the first frequency range overlaps, at least in part, the first frequency range. The method initiates with a controller that is coupled to the first RF circuit and the second RF circuit. Then, the second RF circuit is configured to avoid RF signal collisions with the first RF circuit. An apparatus where two RF devices are co-located without causing interference for each other is also provided. | 2013-10-17 |
20130273950 | INTERFERENCE SUPPRESSION METHOD AND APPARATUS IN MULTI-POINT COORDINATED TRANSMISSION SYSTEM - The present invention provides an apparatus for suppressing interference in a coordinated multi-point CoMP transmission system, comprising: frame configuration conflicting detection unit configured to detect conflicting frame configurations; frame configuration conflicting notification unit configured to give a notification of conflicting frame configurations; and interference suppression unit configured to suppress interference between a first CoMP cluster and a second CoMP cluster that are adjacent in the CoMP transmission system when detecting conflicting frame configurations. The present invention further provides a method of suppressing interference in a coordinated multi-point CoMP transmission system. The present invention provides a novel solution that may suppress inter-cell UL/DL ICI by adopting coordinated beamforming (CBF) and coordinated scheduling (CS) in a TDD CoMP system, while maintaining sound implementation of CoMP and flexibility of frame configuration in the TDD system. | 2013-10-17 |
20130273951 | METHODS AND APPARATUS BY WHICH PERIODICALLY BROADCASTING NODES CAN RESOLVE CONTENTION FOR ACCESS TO A SMALLER POOL OF BROADCASTING RESOURCES - A method, a computer program product, and an apparatus for wireless communication are provided. The apparatus transmits broadcast information in a first broadcast resource from a first set of broadcast resources. In addition, the apparatus determines based on the broadcast information a need for a second broadcast resource from a second set of broadcast resources. Furthermore, the apparatus selects the second broadcast resource based on a priority associated with the first broadcast resource. | 2013-10-17 |
20130273952 | IMT AND NON-IMT WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A communication apparatus associated with a system that uses two or more wireless standard in IMT and non-IMT bands. The invention is a wireless device with the ability to operate, transmit and/or receive, in one or more IMT bands and one or more non-IMT bands that are licensed to services and/or applications other than IMT. This is accomplished through inclusion in the wireless device of one or more radios operating in licensed IMT bands, an “IMT radio”, and one or more radios operating in licensed non-IMT bands, a “non-IMT radio”. A non-IMT radio could be a stand-alone, separate radio inside the wireless device or an extension or modification of the IMT radio in a way that it covers non-IMT bands. | 2013-10-17 |
20130273953 | OPERATOR AND THIRD PARTY CLOUD SPECTRUM SERVICES FOR EFFICIENT SPECTRUM USAGE - A cloud spectrum manager (CSM) for managing the sharing of spectrum among multiple operators in a distributed computing environment. The cloud spectrum manager comprises an allocation service component which applies a resource allocation policy to determine whether the requested spectrum from an operator may be allocated. The allocation of spectrum allows the operator to get spectrum from the CSM at wholesale prices and then the operator manages the rented spectrum with its associated client devices. The operator manages the rented spectrum, perform their own analytics & optimization and offer spectrum services to the clients. The demands on the CSM are alleviated since it can manage spectrum at whole sale quantities and leave the finer grain device to device management to the operator. | 2013-10-17 |
20130273954 | Adaptive Generation of Channel State Feedback (CSF) Based on Base Station CSF Scheduling - Adaptive generation of channel state feedback (CSF) based on base station CSF scheduling. CSF report scheduling information may be received. CSF metrics may be generated based at least in part on the CSF report scheduling information. A CSF report including the CSF metrics may be transmitted to the base station. Periodicity of CSF report scheduling or other CSF report scheduling factors may be taken into consideration in generation of the CSF metrics. | 2013-10-17 |
20130273955 | Generation of a Data Stream Comprising User Messages in a Satellite-Based Augmentation System - In a satellite-based augmentation system a data stream is generated that includes user messages having different message types. A plurality of predetermined unique sequences of message types are formed and each formed sequence is allocated to one of a plurality of data sources that are used for generating user messages in the satellite-based augmentation system. A data source is selected for generating a data stream that includes user messages. The selected data source generates the data stream including user messages by using the predetermined unique sequence of message types that is allocated to the selected data source. | 2013-10-17 |
20130273956 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR WIFI ACCESS POINT UTILIZING FULL SPECTRUM CAPTURE - A WiFi access point (AP) includes a receive radio frequency (RF) front end and a baseband processor that controls operation of the receive RF front end. The RF front end captures signals over a wide spectrum that includes a plurality of WiFi frequency bands (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz) and channelizes one or more WiFi channels from the captured signals. The baseband processor combines a plurality of blocks of WiFi channels to create one or more aggregated WiFi channels. The receive RF front end may be integrated on a first integrated circuit and the baseband processor may be integrated on a second integrated circuit. The first and second integrated circuits may be integrated on a single package. The RF front end and the baseband processor may be integrated on a single integrated circuit. The WiFi access point comprises a routing module that is communicatively coupled to the baseband processor. | 2013-10-17 |
20130273957 | METHODS FOR USING A DETECTOR TO MONITOR AND DETECT CHANNEL OCCUPANCY - Methods for using a detector to monitor and detect channel occupancy are disclosed. The detector resides on a station within a network using a framed format having a periodic time structure. When non-cooperative transmissions are detected by the network, the detector assesses the availability of a backup channel enabling migration of the network. The backup channel serves to allow the network to migrate transparently when the current channel becomes unavailable. The backup channel, however, could be occupied by another network that results in the migrating network interfering with the network already using the backup channel. Thus, the detector detects active transmission sources on the backup channel to determine whether the backup channel is occupied. Methods for using the detector include scheduling detection intervals asynchronously. The asynchronous detection uses offsets from a reference point within a frame. | 2013-10-17 |
20130273958 | CLOUD-BASED SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT SERVICES - A platform to facilitate transferring spectrum use rights is provided that includes a database to ascertain information regarding available spectrum for use in wireless communications. A request for spectrum use from an entity needing spectrum may be matched with available spectrum. The Cloud Spectrum Services (CSS) process allows entities to access spectrum they would otherwise not have; it allows the end user to complete their download during congested periods while maintaining high service quality; and it allows the holder of rental spectrum to receive compensation for an otherwise idle asset. | 2013-10-17 |
20130273959 | RADIO SYSTEM AND OPERATING METHOD OF THE SAME - A radio system is provided. The radio system comprises primary devices, secondary devices, cognitive radio base stations and a data fusion center. The primary devices are licensed to use communication channels. The secondary devices acquire sensing reports of received signal strength, location and channel information of the primary devices. The cognitive radio base stations receive the sensing reports generated by the secondary devices through a control channel. The data fusion center receives the sensing reports from the cognitive radio base stations through a backbone network and performs a cooperative spectrum sensing process on the sensing reports to obtain primary device information with respect to the number, spectrum distribution and coverage area of the primary devices, wherein the primary device information is accessible by the secondary devices such that the secondary devices select one of the communication channels according to the primary device information to perform communications. | 2013-10-17 |
20130273960 | REAL-TIME COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, DEVICE, AND METHOD - Systems, devices, and methods allow real-time communication between an access device and at least one communication device. The access device is configured to: determine whether a distance between a communication device and the access device reaches a predetermined access distance for accessing a network; if so, allow the communication device to gain access to the network via the access device to achieve real-time communication between the communication device and the network. | 2013-10-17 |
20130273961 | MOBILE DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD OF THE SAME - Disclosed is a mobile device which voluntarily and easily forms a network under a ubiquitous environment to perform various services and a control method of the same, the mobile device is provided, which includes a communication unit which communicates with at least one counterpart mobile device; a signal processing unit which processes a signal transmitted and received through the communication unit; a display unit which displays an image based on the signal processed by the signal processing unit; a user input unit which receives input by a user; and a controller which controls the communication unit to transmit request signals and perform the community activity with at least one counterpart mobile device. | 2013-10-17 |
20130273962 | Methods, Systems and Apparatus for Selectively Distributing Urgent Public Information - Embodiments of the invention provide apparatuses, systems and methods for distributing public information. For example, some embodiments of the invention provide methods for determining an appropriate set of addresses to which to distribute an alert. One such exemplary method comprises maintaining a directory of alert gateways. The directory can comprise a plurality of directory entries, and each directory entry can be associated with a particular alert gateway. Each directory entry can also comprise at least one gateway characteristic associated with that alert gateway. In some cases, a gateway characteristic can include information to enable the alert distribution device to determine whether a given alert should be transmitted to the alert gateway. | 2013-10-17 |
20130273963 | ANTENNA SYSTEM WITH PARASITIC ELEMENT FOR HEARING AID COMPLIANT ELECTROMAGNETIC EMISSION - A system for production of an electromagnetic (EM) field having EM emissions mitigated at one or more predetermined locations within a Hearing Aid Compliant (HAC) measurement plane is provided. The EM field mitigation system includes a ground plane, an antenna element, and a parasitic resonator element. The antenna element is coupled to the ground plane and resonates within at least one predetermined frequency band for transmitting and receiving the radio frequency (RF) signals modulated at one or more frequencies within the at least one predetermined first frequency band. The parasitic resonator element includes at least a half-wavelength resonator portion floating above the ground plane and a second half-wavelength resonator portion floating above the ground plane, crossing an effective electric field mid-line of the ground plane, and located a predetermined distance from the antenna element for mitigation of the EM emissions of the antenna element at the one or more predetermined locations within the HAC measurement plane. | 2013-10-17 |
20130273964 | AUTOMATIC TRANSMIT MODE SELECTION FOR A COMMUNICATION DEVICE - Various embodiments of systems and associated methods are described herein for providing automatic selection of an operating communication mode for a mobile communication device in which a communication mode is selected depending on various conditions including power pack voltage. | 2013-10-17 |
20130273965 | RADIO COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A RADIO COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A radio communication device is provided comprising a first transceiver configured to transmit and receive signals in accordance with a Cellular Wide Area radio communication technology; a second transceiver configured to transmit and receive signals in accordance with a Short Range radio communication technology or a Metropolitan Area System radio communication technology; a first processor configured to control the first transceiver, the first processor comprising a first interface and a second interface; a second processor configured to control the second transceiver, the second processor comprising a first interface and a second interface; and a third processor configured to determine real-time transceiver control information signals via the first interface of the first processor and via the first interface of the second processor, and to determine non-real-time transceiver control information signals via the second interface of the first processor and via the second interface of the second processor. | 2013-10-17 |
20130273966 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACTIVATING COMPONENTS ON AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING ORIENTATION DATA - The disclosure relates to a system and method for analyzing an orientation of a handheld electronic device. The method comprises: monitoring data from a first sensor in a handheld electronic device; determining an orientation of the handheld electronic device by analyzing the data from the first sensor; and when the orientation indicates that the handheld electronic device is face down, activating a first component on the handheld electronic device. | 2013-10-17 |
20130273967 | HEARING AID COMPATIBLE AUDIO DEVICE WITH ACOUSTIC NOISE CANCELLATION - A portable audio device, which includes active noise cancellation circuitry, a hearing aid compliant magnetic radiator, and a speaker/earpiece, is surrounded by ambient acoustic noise. The active noise cancellation circuitry provides an anti-noise signal at an input of the speaker to control/reduce the ambient acoustic noise outside of the device. In addition, the active noise cancellation circuitry provides an inverse anti-noise signal to an input of the magnetic radiator. The magnetic fields produced by the speaker driven by the anti-noise signal and the magnetic radiator driven by the inverse anti-noise signal cancel each other out through phase cancellation such that a hearing aid using a telecoil coupled to the audio device does not produce significant audio waves based on either of these signals. Other embodiments are also described. | 2013-10-17 |
20130273968 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONTENT PROCESSING - Cell phones and other portable devices are equipped with a variety of technologies by which existing functionality can be improved, and new functionality can be provided. Some aspects relate to data driven imaging architectures, in which a cell phone's image sensor is one in a chain of stages that successively act on packetized instructions/data, to capture and later process imagery. Other aspects relate to distribution of processing tasks between the device and remote resources (“the cloud”). Elemental image processing, such as filtering and edge detection—and even some simpler template matching operations—may be performed on the cell phone. Other operations are referred out to remote service providers. The remote service providers can be identified using techniques such as a reverse auction, though which they compete for processing tasks. Other aspects of the disclosed technologies relate to visual search capabilities, and determining appropriate actions responsive to different image inputs. Still others concern metadata generation, processing, and representation. Yet others relate to coping with fixed focus limitations of cell phone cameras, e.g., in reading digital watermark data. Still others concern user interface improvements. A great number of other features and arrangements are also detailed. | 2013-10-17 |
20130273969 | MOBILE APP THAT GENERATES A DOG SOUND TO CAPTURE DATA FOR A LOST PET IDENTIFYING SYSTEM - A mobile app causes a dog attention grabber button to be displayed on a touch screen of a wireless mobile communication device. The user presses the button, and in response the device generates a dog vocalization sound. In response, the dog looks in the direction of the device in an attempt to locate the origin of the sound. The user then presses a shutter button that is also displayed on the touch screen. As a result, camera functionality of the device captures a digital image of the dog. The user is prompted to manipulate the image, and to identify facial features in the image. If the collected information is deemed suitable, then it is sent (for example, by wireless communication and across the internet) to a destination under control of the mobile app for further use by a facial recognition and lost pet identifying system. | 2013-10-17 |
20130273970 | SMART DOCK CALL HANDLING RULES - A multi-display device can interface with two or more different types of docking stations. The device can determine the type of dock and change the pin outs for a connector to interface with that dock. Once docked, the device can determine a charge status for the device and the dock to present the status to the user. Further, the dock can enter one of several modes, including a call receipt mode and an entertainment mode. The modes allow for expanded functionality for the device while docked. Two particular docks, the laptop dock and the smart dock, provide special functionality with the device. | 2013-10-17 |
20130273971 | TIME SHARING SUBSCRIBER IDENTITY MODULES - Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for time sharing subscriber identity modules. In some example embodiments, there is provided a method. The method may include detecting, during a first call associated with a first subscriber identity module included in a user equipment, a page representative of a second call associated with a second subscriber identity module; receiving, during the first call associated with the first subscriber identity module included in the user equipment, an indication representative of the second call being detected for the second subscriber identity module; and initiating, based on at least the received indication at the user equipment, the second call by at least switching a subscriber identity module being used by the user equipment from the first subscriber identity module to the second subscriber identity module. Related apparatus, systems, methods, and articles are also described. | 2013-10-17 |
20130273972 | MANAGEMENT OF MULTIPLE SUBSCRIBER IDENTITY MODULES - Management of multiple subscriber identity modules by a server is disclosed. The server includes one or more processors, and one or more memories storing instructions, that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the server, for each subscriber identity module belonging to a set of subscriber identity modules of a user of a mobile terminal, to: cause an analysis on use of the subscriber identity module; cause a prediction of a future activity status change of the subscriber identity module on the basis of the analysis; and cause an action affecting the activity status of the subscriber identity module on the basis of the prediction. | 2013-10-17 |
20130273973 | RADIO BASE STATION AND COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD - If the frequency band of an SRS from a serving radio terminal (UE | 2013-10-17 |
20130273974 | INTELLIGENT BACKHAUL RADIO AND ANTENNA SYSTEM - A intelligent backhaul radio have an advanced antenna system for use in PTP or PMP topologies. The antenna system provides a significant diversity benefit. Antenna configurations are disclosed that provide for increased transmitter to receiver isolation, adaptive polarization and MIMO transmission equalization. Adaptive optimization of transmission parameters based upon side information provided in the form of metric feedback from a far end receiver utilizing the antenna system is also disclosed. | 2013-10-17 |
20130273975 | MULTI-BAND MULTI-PATH RECEIVING AND TRANSMITTING DEVICE AND METHOD, AND BASE STATION SYSTEM - A multi-band multi-path receiving and transmitting device and method, and a base station system are provided. The multi-band multi-path receiving and transmitting device includes a broadband antenna, at least two multi-frequency couplers, a multi-band transceiver, and a signal processing module. The multi-band transceiver is adopted to decrease the number of the transceivers, thereby reducing the material cost and the mounting cost of the base station system. | 2013-10-17 |
20130273976 | Method and Apparatus for Identifying a Conversation in Multiple Strings - Techniques for identifying conversations in multiple short strings include determining from a first plurality of strings associated with a first contact of a user, based on time separations between successive strings, a first conversation portion and a different second conversation portion. The first conversation portion (snippet) comprises a plurality of strings of the first plurality; and the second snippet comprises a different pluralty of strings of the first plurality. A first semantic content for the first snippet and a second semantic content for the second snippet are determined. It is determined whether to merge the first snippet and the second snippet into a first conversation that includes the first snippet based, at least in part, on a similarity of the first semantic content to the second semantic content. | 2013-10-17 |
20130273977 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING AN EVENT IN A WIRELESS TERMINAL - A display apparatus for use in a wireless terminal is provided. A memory stores user interface (UI) data for cases mapped to events occurring in the wireless terminal A controller collects the events occurring in the wireless terminal. The controller selects at least one executable case for the collected events. The controller selects UI data including a character image for the at least one selected executable case from the memory and outputs the selected UI data. A display unit displays the UI data. | 2013-10-17 |
20130273978 | Controlling Audio Signals - One or more embodiments describe controlling audio signals at a user device during a communication session between the user device and a remote node, in which a primary audio signal is received at audio input means of the user device for transmission to the remote node in the communication session. It is determined whether the user device is operating in a first or a second mode. In dependence upon determining that the user device is operating in the first mode, the secondary audio signals are selectively suppressed from being output from the user device during the communication session. | 2013-10-17 |